It was an early morning again. Now that winter had arrived, getting up early every day was a torture for Xu Yixing. However, Lu Anyuan didn't seem to mind it at all. Every day when his servants called him, he would immediately get up. This perseverance made Xu Yixing admire him very much.
"I'm going to court first, you can sleep a little longer." Lu Anyuan walked out of the mansion in high spirits. Ever since he learned that the Second Prince had been granted the title of Qibei, he often gloated over his misfortune. Look, you are so favored, but the fiefdom you get is not as good as mine, right?
Of course, he couldn't show it on his face. The brothers still maintained a respectful demeanor when they met each other daily. Wearing one's thoughts on one's face was something he only did before he was ten years old, and he had already experienced the misfortune that came with it.
When we arrived at the palace gate, we saw that today seemed a little different. Several brothers seemed to be standing together, which was a rare scene.
"My royal brothers have arrived early. I have been lazy." Lu Anyuan stepped forward and bowed, then joined the team - it was impossible to avoid such an occasion.
The others didn't say anything, but the second prince was smiling, and even the anger on his face caused by being kicked out of the palace was much less.
"Not too late, not too late. It's still early for the morning court, so it's a good time for us to chat. I haven't invited everyone to visit my new mansion since I opened it. I wonder when everyone is free, so we can get together?"
The eldest prince hated such hard-to-get talk, so he took over and said, "Second brother, just tell us the time. We will definitely be there."
"Yes, second brother!"
"Yes, second brother, you have to invite us!"
The second prince smiled and nodded slightly, still with a mysterious smile on his face.
This is when a good follower comes into play. The Fourth Prince followed up on the Second Prince's words and continued, "Is there something happy happening to Second Brother? Otherwise, why would he only think of inviting us now after all this time?"
The Second Prince extended his hand and gestured: "Fourth brother is really careful."
Everyone was curious at first. Because of Wu Xueyan's incident, the relationship between the Fourth Prince and the Second Prince had deteriorated greatly. How come today, they were reconciled again?
Everyone was filled with suspicion as the Second Prince continued, "God bless our Great Xia! The person in charge of the handover to Weeping North reported that an iron mine had been discovered south of Weeping North, and a silver mine to the west. Don't you think this is a blessing for our Great Xia? Hahahaha!"
The Second Prince's hearty laughter soon became even louder due to the influence of the palace gate. The ministers standing by also heard it, but with the other princes in front of them, no matter how curious they were, they did not have the courage to join the group of princes. They could only suppress their patience and pretend not to hear it.
"Really?" The eldest prince's eyes sparkled, and an abnormal blush appeared on his honest face, as if he was excited or angry, but judging by his expression, it could only be the former.
"Of course, I'm going to report this to Father at the court this morning. Don't tell anyone in advance, this is a surprise!"
Surprise is certain, but as for joy, perhaps only the Second Prince and the Emperor would be happy.
As early as when the Second Prince laughed, Lu Anyuan asked the Fifth Prince with his eyes. The Fifth Prince blinked slightly and lowered his eyes to indicate that it was true.
Lu Anyuan really couldn't laugh this time. He clenched his fists. If someone was so blind as to try to pull him, he would probably be beaten to death.
It was a pity that there were only ministers pretending to be deaf and dumb around him, and no one like him to vent his anger. So Lu Anyuan clenched and unclenched his fists, and finally put on a smile and bowed his hands to congratulate: "Congratulations, second brother, congratulations, father!"
The others more or less echoed the sentiment, but the Second Prince smiled the most sincerely, though his words were somewhat insincere: "Thank you very much, but Seventh Brother, you said that the Weeping South and Weeping North are only separated by a river. You should also find someone to investigate, you might have it too!"
"Yes, thanks for your kind words, second brother. I will send someone to check when I get back."
The palace gates were already open, so the few of them couldn't chat any more. Besides, no one seemed interested in hearing about this matter. Civil and military officials filed in, waiting to hear what news the various departments had announced.
Lu Anyuan didn't know how he managed to get through this morning court session. He only remembered that his father seemed to laugh loudly after his second brother finished speaking, and then he said a bunch of things that he didn't hear at all.
The ministers knelt in congratulations, and he simply followed suit, his jealousy having long since overwhelmed his defenses. This wasn't fair, it wasn't fair at all!
He had established his own government at the age of twelve, and his fiefdom was Qinan. Speaking of management, he was more attentive to Qinan than any other prince. Because it was his fiefdom, the foundation of his life. Everyone said Qinan was poor, but he didn't care. As long as it was his, it was good.
But why, isn’t life in the north more miserable than in the south? How come minerals were dug up there as soon as the second brother became king?
My own people had been investigating long ago, but why couldn't they find anything? Could it be that I was just unlucky? But that shouldn't be the case. Even a loved one's resurrection from the dead could happen to me. How could I be unlucky?
He even suspected that his second brother had deliberately fabricated this lie in order to win the emperor's favor. However, he also knew that this possibility was very small. After all, the look of triumph on his second brother's face was real.
After leaving the court, Lu Anyuan did not return home immediately, which was very rare. Instead, he carefully read the report from Qibei in the classroom, and it was indeed proved that what the second prince said was true.
Why is his life so good?
After returning to the mansion, Lu Anyuan felt a little dispirited. He took several deep breaths before entering the door and then walked towards the inner hall.
However, Xu Yixing immediately noticed something was wrong when she said the first sentence.
"Are you sick?" Xu Yixing asked with his head tilted, holding an invitation that had just been delivered to him.
"No, I'm just a little tired. Who sent this?" Lu Anyuan pointed at the invitation. It was not because he was sharp-eyed, but because the invitation was made of red paper. However, he did not remember anyone holding a wedding these days.
"It was sent from the Second Prince's residence. We are invited to attend his housewarming party the day after tomorrow."
"Hmph!" Lu Anyuan snatched the invitation and threw it to the ground. "You show-off, using red paper for a housewarming party, you look so arrogant, don't you?"
Although Xu Yixing was frightened, he still wanted everyone in the room to leave before he slowly asked.
"Hey, you're so irritable, did you eat too much ginger?"
"Puchi!" Lu Anyuan really had no idea what to do with Xu Yixing. He relaxed his shoulders and sat down, then told her the "good news" with a sad face.
"Qibei discovered iron and silver mines and reported them to the court this morning. That's why he invited us. He's just showing off."
"Huh? This bastard is so lucky?" After hearing this, Xu Yixing stepped on the invitation cards on the ground a few times, but he was still very angry.
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